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On a flawed conclusion that the 1255 A.D. earthquake ruptured 800 km of the Himalayan Frontal Thrust east of Kathmandu

Geophysical Research Letters (2016) 43(17) 9026-9029
DOI: 10.1002/2016GL070426
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A reexamination of the observations and analysis recently reported to conclude that an 800 km section of the Himalayan Frontal Thrust ruptured in 1255 A.D. shows that the conclusion is flawed and without merit because of misinterpretations of trench logs and incorrect interpretation of radiocarbon statistics.

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Pierce, I., & Wesnousky, S. G. (2016). On a flawed conclusion that the 1255 A.D. earthquake ruptured 800 km of the Himalayan Frontal Thrust east of Kathmandu. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(17), 9026–9029. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070426

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